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Saponaria ocymoides, An old favorite for the rock garden and dry wall. It must be cut 
back severely after flowering to keep it neat and compact. It has long trailing 
stems as much as 18 inches long but only 3 inches high with little oval leaves and 
showy loose sprays of bright pink flowers from May to August. Valued for its long 
summer blooming period. It likes a gritty, well drained soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) 
Saponaria pumilio. Another difficult alpine treasure that has proved to be a trial for 
the best of gardeners. It is a tiny mat of closely set, thick glossy green leaves only 
half an inch high, studded with very large bright pink flowers in June. It requires 
scree culture or a gritty, very well drained lime soil in full sun. (pH 7-8) Difficult 
and rare, 
SARCOCOCCA. (Buxaceae, Boxwood Family) 
Sarcococca hookeriana humilis. A handsome creeping long leaved evergreen shrub from 
the Himalayas that is useful as a ground cover in shade and under Rhododendrons. 
It creeps by underground runners with from 8 to 10 inch high upright stems with 
long narrow dark evergreen leaves. It likes a rich, peaty acid leafmold soil in shade. 
It requires winter protection north of New York City. (pH 4-6) 
SATUREJA. Savory. (Labiatae, Mint Family) 
Satureja calamintha. (Calamintha alpine) (Calamint) A fine prostrate creeper for walks 
and terraces. It has long creeping stems with very aromatic leaves about 2 inches 
high nd showy sprays of little purple flowers on ascending stems to 6 inches high. 
It is usually in bloom from May to August. A European species that is easy to 
grow in any ordinary garden soil in sun or light shade. (pH 6-8) 
Satureja glabella, A very strongly scented little creeping mite with tiny evergreen 
leaves on red creeping stems only %4 inch high. It_has very showy purple bells 
dangling from upright stems about 3 inches high. One of the prettiest and most 
interestign plants in the list. A native of Kentucky that likes a gritty leafmold soil 
in light shade. (pH 6-8) It is excellent for paths and terraces. 
Satureja montana. (Winter Savory) An attractive, compact little leaved shrub about 
15 inches high with aromatic evergreen foliage, suffused with quantities of small 
lilac flowers in July and August. A perfectly hardy shrub from Europe and Africa | 
that is easy to grow in any ordinary garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) A lovely wall 
plant, This is the Winter Savory used for flavoring meats and sauces. 
Satureja montana pygmaea. A dwarf, more compact 
form of the preceeding about 6 inches high 
with light green foliage and pure white flowers 
in profusion. Same-treatment as above. 
Satureja montana subspicata. A very tiny, dwarf, 
compact, form of the useful Winter savory, It 
looks like a prickly ball of dark green awl-shaped 
feaves about 3 inches high, topped with short, 
stiff spikes of large lavender flowers in August 
and September. The prettiest and rarest of the 
three. It wants a well drained garden soil in 
full sun. (pH 6-8) 
 SAXIFRAGA. Rockfoil. 
ENCRUSTED SECTION 
These encrusted saxifrages are among the most beauti- 
ful of all rock plants. They have thick, stiff leathery 
leaves in tight evergreen rosettes heavily coated with 
white lime on the edges of the leaves. It is a real delight 
to see a well grown colonoy of these lovelygalpines 
nestled in a fissure of a rack, where they look as though 
the Master Sculptor had cut them from the mother 
element. All the species in this group have sturdy, erect 
flower stems of varying heights with flowers in heads 
or in clusters along the stems. 
Saxifraga Macnabiana 
